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BLACK FASHION SCHOLARS WHOSE WORK YOU SHOULD FOLLOW

These fashion educators are impacting lives and conducting innovative research at the intersections of fashion and black studies. In times like these, we need voices like these to continue to unpack the layers existing within fashion, culture and race.

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Alongside many editors, stylists and designers in the fashion industry, there are many fashion scholars who’re making positive contributions to the industry also. These researchers dedicate their time to not only teaching but advancing their studies at the intersection of fashion and race.

Eric Darnell Pritchard

Dr. Pritchard, Associate Professor of English at University of Buffalo (SUNY), is a writer, teacher, and self-proclaimed “Feminist Alchemist.” His research ranges from queerness, gender and sexuality to fashion and rhetoric. The professor is currently writing a book about Patrick Kelly.

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Rikki Byrd

Rikki Byrd is currently a doctoral student at Northwestern University, in the department of African American Studies. Prior to attending Northwestern, she obtained a Masters in Fashion Studies from Parsons at The New School. Byrd’s research involves fashion, visual culture and contemporary black art. She is also the founder of The Fashion and Race Syllabus.

Kimberly Jenkins

Kimberly Jenkins, former student and Adjunct Professor at Parsons in New York City, is now an Assistant Professor at Ryerson University. Her work has been featured in countless magazines and she knows fashion history like the back of her hand. Jenkins was also afforded the opportunity to consult Gucci on their diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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Jonathan M. Square

Professor Square is a historian and teacher at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. His research focuses on history, fashion and visual culture within the African Diaspora. With degrees from NYU and Cornell, Dr. Square gives lectures at various institutions, on his research.

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